pinch : Idioms & Phrases

• in an emergency; as, he could on a pinch read a little Latin. in a pinch

Webster 1913

Bel"ly-pinched` adjective

Definitions

1. Pinched with hunger; starved. "The belly-pinched wolf." Shak.

Webster 1913

• . (a) One called upon to take the place of another in an emergency . (b) An itinerant parson who conducts an occasional service for a fee.

Webster 1913

• verb spend money frugally; spend as little as possible
  nickel-and-dime; penny-pinch.
  

WordNet

• noun extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
  parsimony; parsimoniousness; thrift.
  
• verb spend money frugally; spend as little as possible
  nickel-and-dime; penny-pinch.
  
• adjective satellite giving or spending with reluctance
  close; near; skinny; cheeseparing.
  
  • our cheeseparing administration
  • very close (or near) with his money
  • a penny-pinching miserly old man

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• noun a lever with a pointed projection that serves as a fulcrum; used to roll heavy wheels
  

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• noun (baseball) a substitute for the regular batter
  

WordNet

• to find fault with; to take exception to. Obs.

Webster 1913